diff --git a/parsedmarc/__init__.py b/parsedmarc/__init__.py
index 6516006..eb3cbff 100644
--- a/parsedmarc/__init__.py
+++ b/parsedmarc/__init__.py
@@ -45,12 +45,14 @@ from parsedmarc.utils import parse_email
 
 __version__ = "7.1.1"
 
-logging.basicConfig(
-    format='%(levelname)8s:%(filename)s:%(lineno)d:'
-           '%(message)s',
+formatter = logging.Formatter(
+    fmt='%(levelname)8s:%(filename)s:%(lineno)d:%(message)s',
     datefmt='%Y-%m-%d:%H:%M:%S')
+handler = logging.StreamHandler()
+handler.setFormatter(formatter)
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("parsedmarc")
+logger.addHandler(handler)
 logger.debug("parsedmarc v{0}".format(__version__))
 
 feedback_report_regex = re.compile(r"^([\w\-]+): (.+)$", re.MULTILINE)
diff --git a/parsedmarc/cli.py b/parsedmarc/cli.py
index 517cd6a..6a5b235 100644
--- a/parsedmarc/cli.py
+++ b/parsedmarc/cli.py
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ def _main():
                 opts.syslog_port = syslog_config["port"]
             else:
                 opts.syslog_port = 514
-
+    
         if "gmail_api" in config.sections():
             gmail_api_config = config["gmail_api"]
             opts.gmail_api_credentials_file = gmail_api_config.get("credentials_file",None)
@@ -597,15 +597,11 @@ def _main():
             opts.gmail_api_delete = gmail_api_config.getboolean("delete",None)
             opts.gmail_api_test = gmail_api_config.getboolean("test",False)
 
-
-    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.WARNING)
     logger.setLevel(logging.WARNING)
 
     if opts.verbose:
-        logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
         logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
     if opts.debug:
-        logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
         logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
     if opts.log_file:
         fh = logging.FileHandler(opts.log_file)